Customer Reviews for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Savor the distinctive Old-World flavor of San Juan with a short bus ride to San Felipe del Morro Fortress, a local treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit Ballajá Barracks and the Museum of the Americas—great examples of San Juan’s Spanish heritage—complete with exhibitions of popular and folk art of Latin America and Indian civilizations. Walk past Quincentennial Square and San José Church to visit the Dominican Convent. Your stroll will take you down Cristo Street and past Caleta de las Monjasto La Rogativa Monument, the Cristo Chapel and San Juan Bautista Cathedral. Enjoy the beautiful view out to San Juan Bay, La Fortaleza and San Juan Gate.

Ramon, our guide, gave us the best 3-hours of our lives. At 77, this man is a dynamo both as a walker and historian. We learned so much about the island's history and culture, to say the least. Terrific value.

We met our tour guide in the cruise port building and then drove by bus to the fort. We very much enjoyed our walking tour with Raymonde who was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The fort and the views from the El Morro Fortress are spectacular - wonderful for picture takers. The Museum of the Americas is quite interesting. This is an excellent tour if you want to learn about and appreciate the history of Puerto Rico in a 2.5 hr. walk. We later shopped in Old San Juan shops and were only a 10 minute walk from the ship.

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Review 3 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

5out of5

Wonderful historic tour

Date:February 22, 2015

MN32

Location:Chicago, IL

Cruise Date Year:2015

Cruise Date Month:February

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

5out of5

Value

5out of5

This tour was wonderful. We enjoyed a nice afternoon strolling Old Town. We spend quite a bit of time at El Morro fort, where our guide gave us a detailed tour of its history. We then visited a museum to learn about the indigenous peoples of the Americas, then walked the streets where we learned about the architecture. It is a great way to spend time in the sun and get a good history lesson.

The bus ride up the hill is a real boon. However, it's a LOT of walking and stair climbing after that. Our guide has lived in San Juan for many years and really enjoyed showing off his city; he was full of historical and cultural knowledge. We are not all that fit and was glad that the main thrust of the tour was walking downhill. We did opt out of the very steep stairway to the lower part of El Morro. One does need to pay attention to ones footing due to cobblestones and uneven sidewalks. We were almost back to the ship when the tour ended - just a few blocks' walk away.

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Review 5 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

1out of5

Not Worth the Money

Date:January 24, 2015

Tarheel

Location:North Carolina

Cruise Date Year:2015

Cruise Date Month:January

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Value

1out of5

Our tour guide command of the English language was poor. There was a festival at the time of the tour so we had to walk to Morro Fortress as the bus couldn't travel on the crowded streets. On the way up to the fortress some of the other sites listed were in use by the vendors because of the festival, the crowds were large, the tour guides amplifier didn't work so you couldn't hear the limited descriptions of the sites she was suppose to show the group. For future tours they shouldn't be offered when there are festivals scheduled.

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Review 6 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

5out of5

Extremely interesting stroll through old town!

Date:January 21, 2015

Manos

Location:Dallas

Cruise Date Year:2014

Cruise Date Month:November

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

5out of5

Value

4out of5

This was indeed a very good choice if you are interested in visiting old San Juan! A motor coach took us to the castle and from there our stroll began! Our guide was a lovely older Puerto Rican lady who was extremely energetic, knowledgable and polite and easily understood! She gave us all the info we needed for the castle and from there we visited the museum which was close by. The best part was the stroll through the streets of old town which is a site not to be missed! We actually walked by ourselves back to the ship, visited several souvenir shops on the way and still had time to spare! This excursion obviously requires a considerable amount of walking but it's well worth it!

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Review 7 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

5out of5

Beautiful Old City

Date:May 14, 2014

Arkie

Location:Fairview,Tx

Cruise Date Year:2014

Cruise Date Month:April

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

5out of5

Value

5out of5

Thoroughly enjoyed the old fort San Felipe del Morro and the stroll through Old San Juan. Steve did an excellent job in narrating this excursion. He was very excited and very knowledgeable--walking backward most of the time so that he could face us while speaking to us! The fort is awesome and the old city is beautiful with a very interesting history!I highly recommend this excursion.

Excellent time in the old fort----you can wander around for several hours and still not see it all. If you have the Golden Age Passport your entry fee is covered. The fort is walking distance from the ship and the town free trolly can be used to travel all around and get you to the other end of the fort area. Time well spent.

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Review 9 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

5out of5

Entertaining

Date:April 15, 2014

Walkman

Location:Panama City Beach, Florida

Cruise Date Year:2014

Cruise Date Month:February

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

5out of5

Value

5out of5

Very good tour, and definitely worth the money. The only problem is with the walking, very extensive. Scenery is great.

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Review 10 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

3out of5

Urban Climb - not a Stroll

Date:April 8, 2014

LizCruise

Location:Memphis, TN

Cruise Date Year:2014

Cruise Date Month:April

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Enjoyed it?

2out of5

Value

3out of5

Parts of this tour are very interesting but it is too intense for anyone with any kind of mobility problems. It should not be called a Stroll because a lot of fast walking is needed to keep up. I think it should be called an Urban Hike or Climb because there is such a distance to walk and there are so many steps to climb. This was listed as a two-person activity when we booked it but I see it has been updated to three which is much more appropriate. Three out of our group of four couldn't finish.

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Review 11 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

1out of5

Stroll Through Old San Juan

Date:April 8, 2014

snooks

Location:Northern California

Cruise Date Year:2014

Cruise Date Month:March

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Enjoyed it?

1out of5

Value

1out of5

We had a local I think Hernandez the name, could not understand barely a word he said, it was all about him, it was so bad i felt i almost didn't want to come to Puerto Rico again, he wasted 3 hours of a short day. Fort was enjoyable but that was self led. All 3 of us were of the same concensus. Horrible. The other man doing tour at same time was lively and you could understand him.

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Review 12 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

4out of5

Great knowledgeable guide

Date:February 26, 2014

Guinevere

Location:St. Louis, MO

Cruise Date Year:2014

Cruise Date Month:February

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

5out of5

Value

4out of5

We enjoyed this walking tour. It was nice to have a bus ride for most of the uphill portion so that most of the walking was downhill. The guide knew her information and watched to be sure we were all able to hear her. I just wish we didn't have to walk the long walkway to the old fort. My feet were sore by the end of the tour but the pace was good.

A very short bus ride to bottom of hill to the fort saves some walking but it is not really very far as you need to walk back to the ship. Informative tour of the fort and church but a bit pricey for the information received. It was an easy walk but very, very hot. On your walk back be sure to stop at the butterfly store. It was worth the trip and is along the way but a block off the main street.

Beautiful old city. Guide was very knowable and fairly easy to understand. Only problem why do people who can't walk well go on a stroll?

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Review 15 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

5out of5

Tour of Old San Juan

Date:November 18, 2013

WGros

Location:Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cruise Date Year:2013

Cruise Date Month:November

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

4out of5

Value

4out of5

If you enjoy visiting historical places this is a good tour. But with a lot of walking and standing. The San Felipe del Morro fortress was the highlight and I wish we could have spent more time there to wander around. The Museum was ok but could have skipped it and instead rather gone to the Ponce del Leon home which was pointed out a few blocks from our route.I believe that a really good tour route would be to start at Morro and walk along the wall to Castillo San Cristobal and then back to the ship or to the Old Town on our own.

I was really looking forward to this tour. I love walking through old towns and hearing the history and seeing the interesting architecture. We waited a long time in line to get boarded onto various buses. We drove around and were let of at a square. From there we walked to the museum. I wanted a tour of Old San Juan-not a museum tour. We spent too much time there. And the museum is not about Puerto Rico the the Americas-central and south America. Then we walked to the fort-which was interesting. After the fort we walked down the hill, saw the OUTSIDE of a couple churches and was told the tour was over and we had to walk back to our ship. This tour is rated at 2 people-moderate exertion. I was fine but a majority of people in my group complained about the tour taking to long, they had to walk to far back to the ship.....I found out while on this trip there is a free shuttle that will basically take you to the same places. If you use a walker, or a wheelchair this may not be the trip for you.

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

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Review 17 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

1out of5

Poor Value

Date:April 16, 2013

Harrybvt

Location:Vermont

Cruise Date Year:2013

Cruise Date Month:March

Would you recommend this product to a friend? No

Enjoyed it?

4out of5

Value

1out of5

While Ramon did a good job and we enjoyed seeing the museum and fort we feel the cost was excessive.

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Review 18 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

5out of5

Excellent way to see the city!!

Date:April 14, 2013

CACJM

Location:Troy, MI

Cruise Date Year:2013

Cruise Date Month:April

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

5out of5

Value

5out of5

We wanted to see everything we could see while in San Juan. This tour was great. Our guide was Alexis, and did a wonderful job. It was a lot of walking - so they took up to the start of the tour at the top of the hill via bus. We didn't know it was going to happen. But, once we got to the top of the hill - we were so thankful. Our tour rano ver the expected time, so a few people left the group. But, most hung on and really enjoyed it. Plenty of time for shopping, lunch and more touring in the afternoon.

I think this was one of the best tours of the trip. Margarita was our guide and was extremely knowledgeable about Old San Juan. She brought history to life and gave a wonderful tour. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in history and the culture of the people.

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Review 20 for A Stroll through Old San Juan

Overall Rating

3out of5

Lots of great sites-more walking than expected

Date:March 25, 2013

Char

Location:Pittsburgh

Cruise Date Year:2013

Cruise Date Month:March

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Enjoyed it?

3out of5

Value

4out of5

This excursion should have at least the three person logo next to it. It was a lot of walking and most of the older people on this excursion had to back out halfway through. Our tour guide knew a lot about the history of San Juan, which was great, but he went on and on about it and most of us became bored and just wanted to move on. If he just mentioned the highlights, it would've went much better. The excursion took longer than expected because of this. If you can't walk at least a couple miles, don't take this excursion. If you like walking a lot and can handle it, then it is great and there is a lot of history to be learned.